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Sustainability Management
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Sustainability Management
A Systems Approach

September 2025 | 480 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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Consumer demand for sustainable business practices has never been greater. Arguing that today’s corporations must develop environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) performance metrics, Sustainability Management 1e uses a systems approach to illustrate the interdependencies among ecosystems, societies, organizations, and individuals. Authors Ana Cristina Siqueira, Cristina Neesham, Nancy E. Landrum, and Patricia Kanashiro use a four-step strategic management framework (analysis, formulation, implementation, and evaluation) to organize the text, guiding students through each component of sustainability management. This timely new text examines some of today’s most pressing issues including social justice, racial equity, human rights, and climate crisis. Case Studies tied to UN Sustainable Development Goals spotlight innovative sustainable strategies from companies around the world.
 
Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
About The Authors
 
Chapter 1: Introduction to Sustainability Management: Theory
What is Sustainability Management?

 
A Systems Approach to Sustainability Management

 
Summary

 
Discussion Questions

 
 
Chapter 2: Introduction to Sustainability Management: Practice
Challenges to Global Sustainability

 
Opportunities for Global Sustainability

 
Summary

 
Discussion Questions

 
 
Chapter 3: Institutions and Sustainability Management
Institutional Theory and Sustainability Management

 
Businesses and Institutions

 
Reasons Why Businesses Comply with Institutional Pressures

 
Strategic Responses to Institutional Pressures

 
Greenwashing and Beyond

 
Summary

 
Discussion Questions

 
 
Chapter 4: Stakeholders and Sustainability Management
Stakeholder Theory

 
Stakeholder Management

 
Responsibilities to Stakeholders

 
Stakeholder Engagement

 
Summary

 
Discussion Questions

 
 
Chapter 5: Resources, Capabilities, and Strategies for Sustainability
Shared Value and Sustainability

 
Integrating Sustainability into the Overall Corporate Strategy

 
Resource-Based View and Sustainability

 
Adaptability, Consumer Benefits, and Sustainability

 
Prioritizing Actions by Coordinating Ecosystems

 
Summary

 
Discussion Questions

 
 
Chapter 6: Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Sustainability
Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Ingenuity for Sustainability

 
Entrepreneurship in the Circular Economy

 
Voluntary Ethical Standards and Sustainable Entrepreneurial Ingenuity

 
Business Models and Sustainability

 
Technology for Sustainability Goals

 
Summary

 
Discussion Questions

 
Appendix: Apply Table 6.2 to your own organization or new business idea.

 
 
Chapter 7: Formulating Corporate Strategies: Alliances and Global Supply Chains
Alliances and Partnerships

 
Mergers and Acquisitions

 
Global Supply Chains and International Alliances

 
Host versus Home Countries Corporate Strategies

 
Summary

 
Discussion Questions

 
 
Chapter 8: Implementing Environmental, Social, and Governance Strategies
Agency Theory: The Role of Monitoring and Incentives in Sustainability Management

 
Monitoring Sustainability Performance: Greening the Boardroom

 
Incentives for Sustainability: Greening the Executive Compensation

 
Shareholder Activism for Sustainability management

 
The Special Case of the Chief Sustainability Officer

 
Summary

 
Discussion Questions

 
 
Chapter 9: Monitoring and Measuring Environmental, Social, and Governance Performance
The Origins of ESG

 
Sustainability, ESG, and Related Concepts

 
ESG Ratings, Criteria, and Metrics

 
ESG Metrics, Standards, and Frameworks

 
ESG Challenges

 
Summary

 
Discussion Questions

 
 
Chapter 10: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Context of Sustainability
Diversity, equity, and inclusion as part of Corporate Social Responsibility

 
Racial Diversity in Organizations

 
Gender Inclusion and Corporate Social Responsibility

 
New Technologies and Ethics

 
The Strategic Role of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

 
Summary

 
Discussion Questions

 
 
Chapter 11: Sustainability Reporting Frameworks and Standards
History of Companies Transparency and Accountability

 
Materiality as a Guiding Principle for Financial and Non-Financial Disclosures

 
Benefits and Challenges of Sustainability Disclosure

 
Best Practices and Trends in Sustainability Reporting

 
Summary

 
Discussion Questions

 
 
CASE 1: hiLyte and the Commercialization of Sustainable Technology1
 
CASE 2: The Mae Fah Luang Foundation: Circular Strategy in Coffee Production1
 
CASE 3: FabricAID: Circular Economy in the Fashion Industry
 
CASE 4: Farm Animal Welfare Reporting: Using Investor Benchmarks to Change Corporate Behaviour
 
CASE 5: Occidental of Colombia and Indigenous People’s Rights: The Right to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent
 
CASE 6: Polestar 0 Project: Introducing a Climate-Neutral Vehicle
 
CASE 7: Christian Dior Couture: Luxury Fashion, Feminism and SDG5
 
CASE 8: Bhoomi Diapers: Creating Eco-Friendly Products
 
CASE 9: Taos Ski Valley: A Systems Perspective on Sustainability Strategy
 
CASE 10: Vegadona: User-Generated Content For Vegans
 
CASE 11: Thread International: Attempting a Takeback Program and Its Sustainability Challenges
 
CASE 12: Machu Picchu, a Carbon-Neutral World Wonder
 
CASE 13: Loyola University Chicago: Becoming a Leader of Environmental Sustainability
 
CASE 14: Tesla, the Global Electric Vehicle Industry, and the Future of Patented Technologies
 
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Key features
Key Features:
  • A unique systems approach shows interdependencies between businesses and systems such as natural ecosystems, societies, organizations, and individuals. 
  • Organized around a four-step strategic management framework (analysis, formulation, implementation, and evaluation) to guide students through each component of sustainability management
  • Integration of diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the text, including a dedicated chapter to DEI. 
  • Includes fourteen case studies tied to UN Sustainability Goals from various countries. 

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